Does Salman Rushdie Deserve A Nobel Prize?
I don't expect for a moment for this to happen, but I believe no other writer on the face of the earth comes as close to deserving the next Nobel award for literature as Salman Rushdie.
I don't expect for a moment for this to happen, but I believe no other writer on the face of the earth comes as close to deserving the next Nobel award for literature as Salman Rushdie.
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The Bookseller | Posted 08.17.2011
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themanbookerprize.com | Posted 05.25.2011
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comicsbeat.com | Posted 05.25.2011
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